CB Fry

Dyche has had far better seasons than this one, and currently below even us in the league. Not sure how you'd rank him above, say, Potter or even Ralph. Beyond that, Dyche is also a million miles behind Dean Smith or Bielsa. And let's also respect the league winning manger Pep and even Ole has also had a good season. Basically I am not sure what Dyche has done this year to be singled out.

I was never going to lose my job. My lifestyle precludes it.

Come next January there will be, regular as clockwork, people on here confidently predicting that "40 points won't be enough this season". Every fucking year.

Yes, but that's what "they" want you to believe, or something.

Even now, and I guarantee this, there will be Saints fans looking at Fulham's remaining fixtures, and seeing nothing but win after win after win after win. Like the Japanese jungle soldiers still fighting WW2 in 1975, there will still be fans on this forum that decided on one story and one story alone: Fulham will beat us in May, securing their safety and our relegation. They've been convinced of this since Fulham beat Liverpool. It doesn't matter how many matches Fulham lose, they will never let it go. Because Saints did some great escapes in the 90s, Fulham will. Fulham will win and win and win.

But other "clubs like us" don't all have mega-prolific goalscorers, either. Adams getting 10 a season is exactly what we can reasonably expect. He won't be the main man next season, we will have another front line striker.

Now the club have not put the teamsheet on twitter I have now decided to not be racist anymore. Anyway. We're going to lose. Up the Saints.

Well, obviously not. He was sent here assuming a win/win for both clubs. We get a decent loan signing with something to prove, who might add something to the team and get us some points. Liverpool get to see if their loan signing can do it in the Premier League. It was a little mutually agreeable arrangement cooked up on deadline day. The point is that he hasn't done enough to be any better than the others: he's just as average I guess. I wouldn’t mind seeing him start today, somebody different. I don't think he's going to make much difference to our season though. His goals were good to begin with.

100%. Always felt like a better prospect than Targett for example. Real shame.

More famous as a TV Sports Reporter than a goalie to be honest. When he went on Wogan and said he was the son of God he was a figure a bit like Mike Bushell on BBC News is now. Was a different time.

After Ralph's comments today we can say that he's played his last game for us before he heads off for the next lucrative stage of his career at Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Rajasthan Royals or wherever he ends up.

Indeed. I bet wherever Danny ends up I bet he won't be pulling down what Pelle was getting after he left us. 💰

So that's probably it, then. 8, 25, 11. A decent return, and good value for money. But he's not, as some make out, one of the best players who has ever played for us. I'd always have a lot more affection for James Beattie, for a start.

The other way of looking at it is after 33 matches Swansea already had six more points on the board than Fulham have now, also with five matches to go.

Far be it for me to say that posting on a football forum is an exercise in futility, but this thread in particular is breathtaking in that regard. This Scally is never ever going to change his view. He's seen some youtubes and "done his research", and thats it really. Turn it in lads.

But the story is the guy funding his flat has been a beneficiary of such government contracts and could be in the future. No not linking them and not seeing them as part of the same issue is equally silly.

I'm the opposite in that I would prefer it if the leader of the country and our democratic institution is not bribed off by gifts from rich men seeking favours. The idea that "well at least it isn't the tax payer" is really rather odd argument. Not particularly enthusiastic about our Prime Minister being so obviously and visibly a kept man.

From the photos going around, I think that is debatable to the point of untrue. For a temporary residence they seem to have done it up in such a niche/stylised way that it guarantees the next person in there will spend another thirty grand ripping it out.

I think as a general rule sell ons usually kick in as a percentage of the total but only if the sale is higher, ie the club makes a profit. I can't think of any examples where flop players are sold on and a sell on clause is still paid. The basic principle is that a sell on is a gamble of an increasing future value of the player being sold. Otherwise it would be just the original buying club paying for the same player twice over.

I think a redemption story is allowed. And jees does he go on about it. Reformed drunk, we get it mate.

A huge amount of that was due to the manager we appointed, and the players he had a big role in bringing in like Pelle, Tadic and to a large extent Toby and Mane. It's easy to backfit the narrative. But by the same token: Isn't it funny that the progress from two consecutive seasons of relegation battles to an 11th place finish isn't seen as "improving"? Especially with a manager with huge job security and support from the fans. Didn't Ralph find himself in a situation where things were growing and improving at the beginning of the season? Because that's exactly what happened, so bizarre you're making an argument here.

Not a Saints fan back then, then.

Looks like it. First two inaugurated and then used to promote the concept. Not really arguable that they shouldn't be in it.

What was the name of that Premier League team who finished fourth bottom, then the following season had a dreadful start and right in the relegation mix, from the start. Who was it? Right in the relegation mix they were. Anyway they recruited this guy, with loads of top flight experience, taking teams into the Champions League, competing at the highest level. Loads more experience and success than Pochettino had. Anyway they recruited that guy. But Nemi is correct- it is absolutely absurd to think that a Gao led Southampton would ever recruit such a person and I have no idea why people are even suggesting it could be a possibility. Absurd.

I've voted for him because he will always be my favourite ever footballer, even if he is a twat. I've gone through the same process with Morrissey so I can deal with it.